Orchards Junior School

State-Funded School

orchards-junior-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Worthing WestConstituency

BN12 6ENPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchards Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 496 pupils. Orchards Junior School is part of Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

496

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 496
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Oct 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.